Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Ma Chih-Yuan on Mercury

Ma Chih-Yuan

Feature Name Ma Chih-Yuan
Clean Name Ma Chih Yuan
Feature ID 3543
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -59.90 °
Southernmost Latitude -60.90 °
Easternmost Longitude 73.80 °
Westernmost Longitude 82.10 °
Diameter 179.00 km
Center Latitude -60.40 °
Center Longitude 78.00 °
Northernmost Latitude -57.70 °
Southernmost Latitude -62.33 °
Easternmost Longitude 73.38 °
Westernmost Longitude 82.64 °
Diameter 196.96 km
Center Latitude -60.01 °
Center Longitude 78.01 °
Northernmost Latitude -57.70 °
Southernmost Latitude -62.33 °
Easternmost Longitude 73.38 °
Westernmost Longitude 82.64 °
Diameter 197.00 km
Center Latitude -60.01 °
Center Longitude 78.01 °
Continent Asia
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
China
Quad H-11 [pdf]
Reference [80] - Lists of names for Mercury nomenclature, provided by David Morrison.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Origin Chinese dramatist (fl. 1251).
Last Updated Oct 11, 2016 4:02 PM

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